Food

The pilot plant at Rutgers is the first university-affiliated pilot site for Pinnacle and expands the company's existing relationship with the institution that began last year through an undergraduate internship program.

Following the conclusion of the bidding process, Tyson Foods submits unilaterally binding offer to acquire Hillshire Brands for $8.55 billion in cash.

The first half of 2014 flew by, yet so much has changed. CGT stops time for a moment to recap the most-read news and trend stories on consumergoods.com from January through June. What does this short list tell us? Consumer trends, industry predictions and big data, of course, are the top-of-mind topics among our readers. And, it seems as though everyone is trying to figure out the next big thing.

With a solution from Dassault Systmes, Barilla has streamlined label design and approval, reduced artwork design time and improved regulatory compliance.

The newly created leadership position will oversee functions ranging from research & development and manufacturing to sales and strategy.

This new proposal comes just days after Tyson Foods Inc.'s competing offer for Hillshire, which exceeded Pilgrim's Pride's initial offer of $6.4 billion at a total value of $6.8 billion.

Previously at Schwans, the exec helped revitalize the pizza business by repositioning iconic brands like Red Baron and Freschetta, including launching new advertising and bringing consumer driven innovation.

Kellogg will use APTs cloud-based Test & Learn software to evaluate initiatives in merchandising, product, pricing and operations.